Bottle-capping machine.



R. W.' WITTEMNN BOTTLE CAPPING -MACHIN1EL ,ufmcnzox rmzn und?. 1910.

Patented Nov. 7, 19'11'.

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-w mRNEYl UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

RUDOLPH W. WITTEMANN, OF NEW YORK. N. Y., ASSIGNGR T0 WITTEMANNBROTHERS,

OF NEWYORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION 0F NEWr YORK. y

BOTTLE-CAPPING .MACHINE To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that. I, RUDOLPH W'. VVrr'rrz- Malaria citizen ot' theUnited States, residing at the city of New York, borough ofSpecification of Letters Patent.

i l l l i Brooklyn, Kings county, in the State off Yew York, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Bottle-CappingrMachines, of'which the following is a fnil, clear, and exactspecification.

My invention relates to improvements in hottie. capping machines, andthe same has tor its objectY more particularly to provide a simple,ellicient and reliable apparatus by means of which a metallic or othereap may be readily and (lul)- applied to the neck of a bottle.

Further, said invention has for' its olfijeet to providetan apparatus`in which the cap is applied to the bottle h v :inelastic coinpressioncup actuated under the intluenee ot tluid displaced within areceptzu'leainl surrounding said compression cup.

Further, said invention has for its object. to provide means' forcompensating tor any loss of the. operating tluid by leakage, andpreventing the cushioning of the non-elastic tiuid contained within thecasing whereby the. compression cup is actuated to apply a metallic capto a hottie neck.

Further, `aid invention has for its oi.- ject to provide means adaptedto be forced into the fluid receptacle or its communicatingv parts inorder to displace a portion of the tluid therein and thereby maintainsaid [luid casing' and its connected parts coinpletcl)Y tilled with theoperating liquid.

To the attaimuentot the aforesaid oijects and ends .my inventionconsists in tit: novel.. details of construction and in theconihination, connection and arrangement. of parts hereinafter morefully described and then pointed outl in the, claims.

ln the accom|mn viug drawings fox-Illing par( ot this spccitiration.wherein like nnmerals otl reference indicate like parts. Figure. l is acentral longitudinal section showing one t'orm of cappinf machineconstruct.-

ed according to and embodyingf my .said invention: Fig. is an enlargeddetail central sectional view .showiner the means for displacing :lportion of the Huid in order to make up for that'. which may he lost.from time to time in the. course of the operation of the machine, andFig. IS is an enlarged dedevice.

In .said drawings 10 designates .the apparatus as a whole comprising aeasing 11 having a horizontal openingl therein adjacent'. to its haseprovided with at'lalyge 12, into which opening is fitted an elasticcompression cup 1.3 preferably made of rubber having a. lateral tiange Hat. its outer portionI adapted to be fitted in an annular recess in the.tiange- 12 of the casing and secured in position thereon hv means of anannular plate 15 secured to said casing 11 by bolts 16, 16, and 17denotes a packing interposed between the llange. 14 of the elastic cupand the annular plate 15. The said packing 17- is provided with acentral opening in line wit-h the opening, in the outer or forward endof the compression cup 13 to receive a bottle neck and cap.

lb denotes a. tlanged member arranged't'o 1l. serew-threzuhal andprovided with a nut 22 for maintaining the inner end of said compressioncup 13 duly in position within said casing.

'lhe casing 11 Vis provided with a vertical section 2? whichcommunicates with the horizontal portion thereof and is provided. at itsupper cud with a shoulder 2t, and upon its outer surface withscrew-thremls Q6 denotes a nut provided with a central opening' andadapted for engagement with the screw-threaded upper end ot' thevertical portion Q3 of the casing. Within the upper end of the verticalportion 23, and resting upon the shoulder .2-1, iS disposed a. packing2T upon which is arranged a ring '2S having' its upper edge adapted forcontact with the under surface of the nut 2G.

2S) denotes a hollow plunger adapted to work within the upper end of thevertical portion .23 of the casing, which plunger hasl its upper endinteriorly threaded and adapt.- cd to receive the screw-tln-eadedportion 30 of a nut. '31, and 3! denotes a packing dis- .Patented Nov.7, 1911'. Application led January 17, 1910` Serial lo. 538,477.

tail Side view showing a modified form of posed between the upper end ofSaid plunger ft :ind the nut 3l. The iiitt 3l is provided with :ieentrtil opening which is screwthreiided :tud tiditpted to reeeiie :iScrew '33 i which extends enttrelv through sind nut,-

tind is pi'oi'idet'l :it its lower end with ti hetid '251 enters thesuine, :ind the compression eiip 3l eorreeponding in diziiiieter.-'iihstuntizill'i' with the inner dizin'ieter of the hollow plunger 2".The upper end of the nut 3l is rej cest-:ed to forni :i Shilling' hox,und 35 denotes to eonipensiite for the tliiid thus lost it zt pitchingdisposed within ,-:ttid .sttillinr hox :ind surroiindinf r the :crew323, which puel;-

jnf; tifhipted to he et'unpressed within nid t 'Mrd fort-e the lietiilIll :it the lower end of t sind screw 325 dowii\.':irdly into theplunger stutlinlg:r box by :t nut 3U working upon nid screw 3T denotesai hand-wheel see-tired to the Q upper end of the screw 353 whereby.-:znd

Screw may be' rotated in order to 'torre the hend 3l thereof downwardlyinto the plunger 29.

3.5 denotes t1 bearing proi-'ided to the retti' of the easing ll inwhich is itioitnted :i shzift having :irin's` 4t), ett) secured tit 'theoppo site ends thereof, which :irnts litti'e their outer ends Conueetedto the lower .ende ot linl-:s il, it connected at their initier ends tothe upper end of the plunger 2th and t2 l denotes an operztting'leverseeured upon the slinft 39 whereby when sind lever is iiettiated thehollow plunger i5 ranged to deseeud und displace the lliinl within theettsing 11 and compress the coiopreseion en p 125 f arranged in thehorizontal portion ot' mid casing.`

43 denotes :i stop secured, to the slnit't 235i for limiting the itpwnrduiovenient of the arms 40, 4() nud their connected parts.

ln the n'iodilitzzttifin illustrated :it vlig. il the screw 323 isprovided nt. its upper end to time he entr-:ed to issue from theeiieiug. or between Suid tut-ing und the hollow plttiiger working'therein, find unless soute prot'iion n'nide t'or the lliiid so loft. therenniindei' ot' the tliiid witlii'n eziid easing' ennnot operateproperly :is the hollow' plunger lil will thus, he pi'ei'eiiied frontproperly folding und lapping' :i nietztllie. ettp und securing' the.-:tnie to the bottle neck. ln order merely heroines neeesfui'y toi'otnte the :ind enlise Suid head 3l :ind :t portion ol tlie :crew 353entering .-:od plonger to till the ,-.pttee pi'etioitsl)Y oeeupietl bythe opt-railing tluid .-:o lost.

lltii'iu thin; deserihed in if invention wlitit l ehtiiu :intl dejre toafeeure hy Letters l'utent is:

l. ln i: hottie nipping inttehine the eonihiiiution with :i liquid".ontuiiiing inning, :in eht-.tir eup therein. :i hollow plungerworking' within .mid ensinezol' n. dei'iee ttdztpted to li-linee :iportion ot the` liquid itt Suid ett-ing". .-ult-tzinlinl'lli' nopetilietl.

ln :i hottie rnppini,r nuteiiine the conihintiiiou witii :i litpiidrontnining ezt-ing, :ni eht-tie i-up therein, it hollow plungerworkin."r within .--nitl wring, ol' :t hi'iee :iditpted to li-phn-e :iportion olC the litiiiid in .sziid :i ing' iiulepzndentli' ol' the:teti'on ol' .-:tid

f hinution with :i liquid eottininiug ::i.-.ing, :tu

with :t hund-wheel 37' tintliipon its thu-:ideal portion with :i wingont. 3l" which i5 :idnpti ed to engage the upper tlti'tznled end of nhollow plunger ifi" :ind 3Q denotepitching' i disposed upon the threadedportion ill the nut ll". ln thi' screw 33 protl ing helow the wing; uutIl! is adapted to he forced into the ezt-'ing' ll 'zonnti'tuztion the.end ol'ihe j ein-'tieve'up therein. und :t hollow plunger \\oi'l\i:ii\'ithin .-:tid sei-ing, ol' un :tiljust'nhle derive :tthtpietl tohel'oreed into the lliiitl eoiitnined in .mid rai-ing, .sith-tittiitiully:is

-l. ln :i hottie nipping nitttfhint'. the .otiihituition with :t lttpnilrontnining mining, :in tin-tit' t'iip therein :ttul :i hollow plunger Iworking' within .-:iitl ezt-ingr, ol' 'ai derlei: :td- :pentnhly:wronged Ain .-nid hollow plunger if: tlisphiee :i portion of the liquidtherein by merely rotating' the hund-infiel Ilx' .\n i

Soon aisrtlie z-'ztnn'e hun heen wrt-wed down to the deifired de reetthe seroit' 33 i-z ,sortit-eil in its :adju-teil position h y the winglnut Ill 'l'lie operation of the :ippni'ntnf is its; toll lows: As theplunger "J is reeiproentt-d ihn-- ing the repented operation ot thenini-hintl `:titl hollow pini:`A

in ni'iplyingti enp to n hotth; nerk h v in eunof the lever-1Q,tii'ntsxltl it), :intl liniel -ll 'l l, to displace :t portion oi" thethiiit within the 0 V p ehrtie ouf :hetzen sind :i hollow plunger mixing1l in order to eoniprt-x-V the onnipre-Y eozitttiiiefl within .-:ttitlein-,ing will l'ioin tinte nml :iilnptt-tl to tli plznt :t portion ol'tlit liliiaid eontninrd in .-uid timing independently ol' the :it-tionel .-..iitl hollow plunger, suh- .-tnntizxll). :i- .pr\'ilietl. A

' .'i. ln :t hottie rui-pingl nnieliine, the ronthinntion with :ilitptid rontuiuiupr tubing', :in

lied. t?. ln :i hottit 'nipping' nnuhine the oomliiinzlionwiitii ilnpriil s'oiitnitiiiig' t'nhiiig, :iii

mounted in i-.iid hollow plungernnd:ithtptetl ing and 'hollowphlngenbnbatantially as specified. ln a bottle capping machine the eoinhinationwith a liquid containing easing, an elastic cup therein, a. hollow`plunge; nrranged to work within said easing, a revolnlne inemhei'dispohed in said hollow plunger hainga head at its lower end adapted :ohe l'oreed into said hollow plunger to displace a portion oi the fluidcontained within .said easing and hollow plunger, seh-Qta tizxlly as`specified.

S. ln 'a bottle cappingmachine, the conihination with a liquidcontaining easing', an elasie cup therein7 a hollow plunger adapted towork within said easing, a cap on :said plunger, a. revoluble Inenihermounted in said enp, a head disposed upon said revolniile member andadapted lo work -within said hollow plunger whereinr to displace a.portion ol" the lluid Contained within said casing and hollow plunger,substantially as speeilied.

Si. ln a bottle capping machine 'the oomhinalic-n with a liquidcontaining casing, an elastic cup therein and a hollow plunger adaptedto work within Said easing, a Cap on braid plunger, a screw mounted inSaid cap, a. head secured to the. lower end of Said .screw and adaptedlo work within said hollow plunger, and means for rotating' said screwwhereby lo canse said head to displace a portion of the iuid containedwithin .said hollow plunger and easing, substantiall)1 as specified.

l0. In a bottle capping machine the coinhinalion with a. liquidcontaining eaaing, an elastic cup there-in and a hollow plunger adaptedto work within said casing, a eap on said plunger, a screw mounted insaid cap, a Smiling box provided upon said Cap, and surrounding .saidscrew, a packing disposed within said Shilling box, a head se cured uponthe lower end of Said screw and adapted to work within said hollowplunger, and a hand-wheel occured to the upper end of said screwwl'ierehy Ato force said l, fad downwardly within said hollow plungerand displael a portion of the ilnid within Said hollow plunger andeasing, substantially as speeilied.

Signed at the eity of New Y rk, in the county and State of New York,this 3rd day of June, nineteen hundred and nine.

` vRUDOLPH W. W TEMA-NN.

'itnesses Lns'risn C. TAYLOR, CONRAD A. Dinrnmcn.

